Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. GDIT is a global technology and professional services company delivering technology solutions and mission services to government, defense, and intelligence organizations. The Principal DevOps Engineer will design, deploy, and optimize AWS cloud infrastructure and Kubernetes platforms while automating CI/CD, data pipelines, and AI, MLOps/AIOps, and FinOps capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage cloud-native infrastructure on AWS using GitLab CI/CD
• Build and support Kubernetes platforms (Amazon EKS) with a focus on scalability, security, and high availability
• Develop and automate ETL workflows and data pipelines for analytics and AI workloads
• Implement and support MLOps/AIOps and FinOps capabilities, including AI infrastructure and model deployment pipelines
• Troubleshoot Linux-based systems, optimize platform performance, and enforce operational best practices

Skills

• Data Pipelines, DevOps, GitLab CI/CD, Infrastructure As Code (IaC), Kubernetes
• 5 + years of related experience
• US Citizenship Required: Yes
• • 5+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, DevOps, or Cloud Engineering
• • Hands-on expertise with AWS, Amazon EKS, Linux, and GitLab CI/CD
• • Strong experience with SQL, ETL automation, and building scalable data pipelines
• • Experience implementing or supporting AI, MLOps, or AIOps platforms
• • Strong scripting and automation skills, with a focus on cloud-native technologies
• • Experience with Python, Bash, or Go for automation and platform development
• • Knowledge of container security, Kubernetes networking, and observability tools
• • Familiarity with monitoring platforms such as Datadog
• • Experience with AI/ML frameworks, vector databases, or enterprise LLM integrations
• • AWS certifications (e.g., Solutions Architect Associate, DevOps Engineer, or Kubernetes-focused certifications)

Benefits

• Medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, for all US-based employees
• Dental plan options for all US-based employees
• Vision plan for all US-based employees
• 401(k) plan with the ability to contribute both pre-tax and post-tax dollars up to IRS annual limits and receive a company match
• Full flex work weeks where possible
• Paid vacation, sick, and personal time
• Paid holidays
• Paid parental leave
• Paid military leave
• Paid bereavement leave
• Paid jury duty leave
• 15 days of paid leave per calendar year for new employees, prorated based on the employee’s date of hire
• 10 paid holidays per year, prorated based on the employee’s date of hire
• Up to 160 hours of paid family leave in a rolling 12-month period for eligible employees
• Short- and long-term disability benefits
• Life insurance
• Accidental death and dismemberment insurance
• Personal accident insurance
• Critical illness insurance
• Business travel and accident insurance

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